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TWO NEW MAJOR INVESTMENTS (BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT BOOM) GOVERNMENT SIGNS $55 M LOAN AGREEMENT FOR NORTH ELEUTHERA AIRPORT
 
BAHAMAS INVESTMENT FORUM IN WASHINGTON, DC --  Photographed above are some the participants of the first Bahamas Business and Investment Forum in Washington, DC organized by The Embassy of The Bahamas. From left to right are Senator Barry Griffin; Central Bank Governor John Rolle; Senator Quinton Lightbourn; Senator Michael Halkitis, Minister of Economic Affairs; Barbara Feinstein, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; The  Bahamas Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Wendall Jones; The Hon. I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Investments; Ambassador Chet Neymour; Consul General Washington Patrick Adderley; Consul General New York Leroy Major; and Michael Fountain, Honorary Consul Chicago.

TWO NEW MAJOR INVESTMENTS (BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT BOOM)

The Deputy Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation, I. Chester Cooper has announced that the government will execute heads of agreements this month for more than $1billion of new investments in major touristic developments. It is understood that these projects are slated for Paradise Island and Cable Beach. Mr. Cooper made the announcement […]

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GOVERNMENT SIGNS $55 M LOAN AGREEMENT FOR NORTH ELEUTHERA AIRPORT

Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and AviationChester Cooper visited the island of Eleuthera on Monday to sign a $55 million dollar loanagreement with the Saudi Fund for Development to facilitate updates to North Eleuthera’s airportterminal.The updates to North Eleuthera International Airport have been long […]

Bain Town MP To Launch Tourism Consultancy

29 June 2018

The recently fired Parliamentary Secretary Travis Robinson says he   is still going beyond for his Bain Town constituents  and  has decided to form a new business.  “Travis Robinson the man behind the name, I am now going into some consultancy business as relates to tourism in the Bahamas,” says Mr. Robinson.  Bain Town  MP […]

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MP LAUNCHES BAIN TOWN ROOFING PROJECT

29 June 2018

There are over 200 homes in Bain and  Grants town to be fixed and to be  ready for the hurricane season.  The Member of Parliament for the constituency Travis Robinson has  launched a roofing project to ensure all his constituents that are in desperate need of roof repairs are covered in the next few months. […]

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BPL Employees Released

29 June 2018

Today  employess of  Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) who  have applied and been approved for BPL’s voluntary separation packages will be released. BPL Chief Executive Officer  Whitney Heastie said yesterday that the  Company  has taken previous experience and applied them to ensure that it  doesn’t  fall into any kind of trap in relations to letting […]

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CHINESE WOMAN FOUND DEAD

29 June 2018

Police on the Berry Island are investigating the death of a Chinese woman, believed to be an alleged drowning. According to reports, shortly after 11:00am  yesterday morning, a woman was discovered unresponsive floating in waters off Great Stirrup Cay.  She was removed from the water and CPR was rendered before being transported to the local […]

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“Integrity Not For Sale”

28 June 2018

One week after being fired, Bains and Grants Town MP, Travis Robinson, yesterday reconfirmed his commitment to support  the governing Free National Movement.  “My integrity is not for sale, my conviction is not for sale, my one vote is not for sale,” Robinson said.  Contrary to the assumptions made, according to the MP, his decision […]

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MP Wants New System of Governance

28 June 2018

The Member of Parliament for Bain and Grants Town and former Parliamentary Secretary in The Ministry of Tourism, Travis Robinson has called for a select committee to evaluate the Westminister system of government in terms of its relevance, effectiveness and continued adherence in the 21st century Bahamas.  The young MP addressed what he called “the […]

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LIMITED SPACE FOR NEW DOCTORS

28 June 2018

The Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) has opened its doors to 40 of 49 new graduates of the University of the West Indies for a one year internship, according to Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands.  Dr. Sands described this internship as essential for the preparation and licensure for the country’s medical graduates.  He added that this […]

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Royal Fidelity Addresses “Pension Crisis”

28 June 2018

Some  Bahamians  believe  that national insurance is enough, leaning on it as their primary source of income. However  it was created to supplement retirement savings.   According to Cleora Farquharson, Royal Fidelity Assistant Vice President of Pension Services, most Bahamians work  30  to  40 years and then live diminished lives. “As Bahamians,  we don’t save, […]

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Six Haitians Arraigned on Drug Charges

28 June 2018

Six Haitian Nationals were  arraigned yesterday on one count each of possession of dangerous drugs with the intent to supply and conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with the intent to supply, conspiracy to import dangerous drugs and importation of dangerous drugs with intent to supply. A drug bust on Inagua last Saturday landed the six […]

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Pilot Busing Program To Be Launched

27 June 2018

The pilot Busing program is said to be ready sooner than we think, Minister of Transport Frankie Campbell says that this initiative is expected to facilitate economic activity by relieving congestion on the streets of New Providence. The plan is to create a more “sustainable urban bus system”, and providing that the pilot program is […]

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